EXCLUSIVE: RONIN ISLAND Earns A Full Series Order at BOOM! Studios

If you are at WonderCon this lovely Saturday, March 30, you may already be privy to the hype. For everyone else, the news: Greg Pak has blessed the audiences at BOOM! Studios’s Discover Yours panel with the knowledge that RONIN ISLAND has earned a full series order of twelve issues! Citing overwhelming support from fans and retailers alike, BOOM! Studios has decided that a five-issue limited series is not enough. Nah, we’re going to be spending more time in this wonderful world that writer Greg Pak (Firefly, Star Wars) and artist Giannis Milonogiannis (Robotech, Old City Blules) have crafted. For those of you who may need a refresher, RONIN ISLAND tells the tale of a secret island populated by refugees from Japan, Korea, and China who have secluded themselves from the larger world at war. Their tenuous peace is completely upset when General Sato brings soldiers from the mainland, and incidentally a horde of mutants. The current generation of ronin islanders, focusing on Hana and Kenichi, now have to learn to work together and fight a war on multiple fronts, figuring out what’s best for their home. We here at Black Nerd Problems loved the inaugural issue and hearing that we’re getting eleven more is certainly some great news to end March. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Greg Pak’s last venture with BOOM! Studios was the much beloved Mech Cadet Yu which also garnered love from comic book readers. Mech Cadet Yu was upgraded from a limited series to a full run as well. T…